Rangers legend Fernando Ricksen has opened up about his four-year battle with motor neurone disease in a heartbreaking documentary.

In the film, to be screened tonight on Dutch TV, cameras follow Fernando for eight months and shoot every aspect of his life, from special moments meeting Cristiano Ronaldo in Madrid to painful everyday trials, such as getting dressed, washed and fed.

The camera also follows the Dutch international back to Glasgow where he underwent his regular inspections and operations. The only place off limits was the bathroom.

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A trailer for the documentary shows the ex-Gers star talk about how he hopes that people will draw inspiration from his spirited battle with the muscle-wasting disease, also known as ALS and Lou Gehrig's disease.

Speaking through his beloved wife Veronika, Fernando says he wants the world to know that he's still fighting the cruel disease with everything he's got.

The camera followed Fernando over eight months (Image: YouTube)

Veronika said: "He wants people to see how alive he is, that there is still life.

"Now everybody knows what ALS is, but they don't know how to live with it. So, for Fernando it's inspiration to show people that there is still life."

Asked if he thought that people would be shocked when they saw the documentary, Fernando says he hopes not.

He said: "It has good and bad moments and it maybe emotional as well, but it's only a documentary."